Hyphenation question
In the sentence, "XXX is a family-owned-and-operated enterprise", should "family-owned-and-operated " be hypenated or not? My editor things is should be, but I disagree. If not, what is the reason behind not hyphenating ing? Thank you.
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anonymous In the sentence, "*** is a family-owned-and-operated enterprise", should "family-owned-and-operated " be hypenated or not? I see no reason for the hyphens; they just impede. anonymous My editor thinks it should be, Editors have the final say on punctuation and most everything else unless you are a famous author.
- anonymous In the sentence, "*** is a family-owned-and-operated enterprise", should "family-owned-and-operated " be hypenated or not?
- I see no reason for the hyphens; they just impede.
- anonymous My editor thinks it should be, Editors have the final say on punctuation and most everything else unless you are a famous author.
- Are you a famous author?
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anonymousIn the sentence, "*** is a family-owned-and-operated enterprise", should "family-owned-and-operated " be hypenated or not?
I see no reason for the hyphens; they just impede.
anonymousMy editor thinks it should be,
Editors have the final say on punctuation and most everyt
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